Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5534 MedPage Today Article Covers Amy Berman's Senate Testimony on End-of-Life Care July 26, 2016 - Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at JAHF, testified at yesterday's hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging along with Dr. Kate Lally and Dr. Atul Gawande. Their testimonies centered on how patient preferences are often ignored in end-of-life care and the difficulties patients have receiving the kind of care… Amy Berman's Senate Testimony on End-of-Life Care Highlighted in Modern Healthcare Article July 26, 2016 - At Thursday's Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing, JAHF's Amy Berman urged Congress to quickly improve training and research funds for palliative and hospice care. “I would like to see legislation passed ... and I would like to be there to witness that signature,” said Berman. Accelerating Interprofessional Community-Based Education and Practice - Proposals Due by July 15th July 26, 2016 - The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The John A. Hartford Foundation, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, is soliciting proposals designed to accelerate the development of creative, robust and sustainable interprofessional initiatives in which… Terry Fulmer Pens Blog Post in Huffington Post on Elder Abuse July 26, 2016 - In a recently published blog post in the Huffington Post, President Terry Fulmer wrote about the perils of elder abuse and how it is a serious public health issue. Journalism Fellowships Will Highlight New Developments in Aging July 26, 2016 - The Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, run jointly by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) since its launch in 2010, has received renewed grant support to welcome its seventh cohort of fellows. To date, the 2016 funders of the program include The Silver Century Foundation… National Committee for Quality Assurance unveils two new accreditation programs July 26, 2016 - The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a JAHF grantee, has two programs to accredit organizations that coordinate long-term services and support (LTSS) and measure whether LTSS organizations are meeting certain standards in areas such as conducting comprehensive assessments, managing care transitions, performing person-centered assessments and planning and managing critical… JAHF Staff Transitions and Work with HIGN Highlighted in Health Affairs’ GrantWatch July 26, 2016 - The John A. Hartford Foundation’s work with the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) at NYU was highlighted in the recent GrantsWatch blog from Health Affairs along with the Foundation’s staff transitions. David Di Martino Elected to The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees July 26, 2016 - The John A. Hartford Foundation today announced that David Di Martino has been elected to its Board of Trustees. Mr. Di Martino is currently a partner at Blue Engine Message & Media with 20 years of experience advising non-profit, political, advocacy and corporate clients on messaging, media, communications, and strategy… Today's Geriatric Medicine: Barriers to End-of-Life Care Conversations July 26, 2016 - This web exclusive published by Today's Geriatric Medicine, discussed the importance of conducting end of life care discussions. The article featured quotes from The John A Hartford Foundation's President, Terry Fulmer. This article builds upon the End of Life Poll conducted by the foundation which can be found here. Altarum Institute Works to Incorporate Family Caregiving into Party Platforms and Electoral Politics July 26, 2016 - The Altarum Institute announced recent success with their Family Caregiver Platform Project to include family caregiving in state and national party platforms and embed the topic in the upcoming election cycle. Many supporters of the Family Caregiver Platform Project are John A. Hartford Foundation grantees.
